Christie Brinkley Closes Dennis Basso’s Spring 2027 “Uptown Girl” Show at NYFW

Name: Christie Brinkley Closes Dennis Basso’s Spring 2027 “Uptown Girl” Show at NYFW
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Description: Dennis Basso returned to a full-scale New York Fashion Week runway with 500 guests at Gotham Hall on Monday. Christie Brinkley, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, Carol Alt, Faith Ward and Jill Kargman were among the stars who attended the designer’s Spring/Summer 2027 presentation. The collection intr…

The original “Uptown Girl” returned to the runway in a custom Dennis Basso gown as the designer fused signature uptown glamour with a youthful downtown sensibility

From the LifeMinute.tv Team

September 18, 2026

Dennis Basso returned to a full-scale New York Fashion Week runway with 500 guests at Gotham Hall on Monday. Christie Brinkley, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, Carol Alt, Faith Ward and Jill Kargman were among the stars who attended the designer’s Spring/Summer 2027 presentation.

The collection introduced a new era for the iconic Dennis Basso woman, pairing the glamour and heritage of the fashion house with a modern downtown edge. Designed for a woman who is adventurous, confident and always chic, the looks moved effortlessly between polished occasion dressing and relaxed luxury.

Flowing silk chiffon, silk charmeuse, featherweight tweed, rich brocades and hand-embroidered silk organza brought lightness and texture to the runway. Cocktail dresses and polished tweed daywear appeared alongside dramatic evening gowns embellished with pearls, paillettes, bugle beads and hand-cut crystals. Faux-fur boleros also reimagined Basso’s signature fur aesthetic for summer.

Christie Brinkley closed the show in a custom creation, bringing the “Uptown Girl” inspiration full circle. The model and actress, famously associated with Billy Joel’s 1983 hit, said she was honored to participate and praised Basso for the enthusiasm and positivity he brings to those around him.

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Dennis Basso: I'm Dennis Basso and you know I love LifeMinute TV. We're back on the runway full scale, 500 people. The whole inspiration for this collection was "Uptown Girl" with a downtown sensibility, and which made that just naturally fit in, Christie Brinkley in the finale of my show, who was the original "Uptown Girl" with the song written for her by her husband at the time, Billy Joel. Christie Brinkley: I was so honored to be asked to do this, and you know, he created this dress for me to, you know, wear today.

Dennis is just the most enthusiastic and lovely person. He lifts everybody up around him. He's just a big bowl of sunshine. Dennis Basso: So we've done a lot of flowing chiffon, which is so great, layering, small cardigans.

We've done some faux fur and summer furs, bringing back the look of the summer fur. Carol Alt: Dennis and I have been friends for a very long time. Whenever I'm in New York, I try to make his shows. This is a vintage Dennis.

I mean, his pieces are timeless. Max Alexander: I love his artworks, and I'm really excited to see his show today. Faith Ward: I'm so excited to be here. This is my first Fashion Week.

As you can hear by the accent, I'm an Aussie girl, so very excited to be here in New York living out my tourist dreams as well as fashion dreams. Dennis Basso: The Dennis Basso woman can be chic, but she's not afraid to put on jeans and some boots and a t-shirt and have a good time. That's not necessarily what, this collection doesn't really have that. So, I'm giving that girl who's wearing that as well the opportunity to find things that are from me.